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Ren Bonian

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Ren Yi, also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 he lived in Shanghai. This move placed him in a more urban world that was exposed to Western thinking. In Shanghai he became a member of the Shanghai School which fused popular and traditional styles. Ren Bonian ranked with Ren Xiong, Ren Xun and Ren Yu as the "Four Rens."

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Artworks (7)

Herdboy and Buffalo

1890 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper

7 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. (19.1 x 54.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man on a Bridge

1889 · Hanging scroll; ink on bark paper

Image: 37 in. × 24 1/4 in. (94 × 61.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 × 29 3/4 in. (203.2 × 75.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 × 32 7/8 in. (203.2 × 83.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zhong Kui

1883 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 67 5/8 x 36 3/4 in. (171.8 x 93.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 120 x 40 5/8 in. (304.8 x 103.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 120 x 44 1/2 in. (304.8 x 113 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Birds Perched on a Flowering Rose Bush

1867 · Album leaf; ink and color on paper

10 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (27.6 x 27.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Animals, Flowers and Birds

1840 · Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper

10 3/16 x 12 3/4 in. (25.9 x 32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cranes, Pine Tree, and Lichen

1800 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 57 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (146.7 x 37.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 95 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (241.9 x 54.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 95 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. (241.9 x 60.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers and Birds

1800 · Album of six leaves; ink and color on silk

10 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (27 x 30.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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